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Smokin’ on the UWS
Headed up and to the left last nite to listen to some B3 grooves, and help out in some belated birthday activities. The venue was Smoke, an old-fashioned uptown boite de jazz. This place is what a jazz club should be, it’s small, has good sight-lines everywhere, good sound system, not too expensive (unlike those…
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Toronto: High Atop Bloor
From the “old-man-and-the-Sea-Breeze” department. Holding court at the Roof Lounge tonight–the one truly great bar in Toronto. Sandra Oh and friends were at the next table, but the real celebs were sitting with us, namely composer-turned-pipe-organ-tuner JMS and Can-lit-crit gadfly and man-about-town BA. I know that Sandra is a devoted Cyberkrunk reader, so I didn’t…
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Saturday Cat Blogging!
This guy flitted by to watch the scene on 59th Street. But little did he know that danger lurked nearby… Billie quietly sez to me, “You hit ’em with the flash and I’ll jump through the window!”
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Violated on the Bowery
Just got back from seeing those Depeche-mode-playin’ gals at a newish club called Crash Mansion. Professor E. was crashed out on a couch as we checked out the opening act, a U2 cover band that doesn’t seem to realize it’s a U2 cover band. Ho hum. Violator hit the stage and this new iteration is…
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New York: The Found Weekend
BA captures much of what’s great about PJ’s, but he missed my favourite part, which is that PJ’s is the set for Nat’s Bar in The Lost Weekend. (And for the record, I think Nora’s super, too.)
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The all spins zone
The engineers at Cyberkrunk Labs need to keep their audio equipment calibrated with contemporaneous vibrations and are therefore always on the lookout for new sonic material. Some recent entries include the Kasabian debut, relatively well received, and the latest Weezer, which was almost spat out. Both Franz Ferdinand discs were recently submitted and the results…
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Joni said it right
Watching a fascinating DVD set of Dick Cavett music shows from the ’70s. Joni just came on and sang this, a cappella. She prefaced it by saying, “This is how I feel as a Canadian living in America.” The Fiddle and the Drum And so once again My dear Johnny my dear friend And so…
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Quack!
Time of death, Oct 14 2005. And even though it seems like Mr. Bush is well into his second term of office, we have to remind ourselves that it has only been nine months since he had his title upgraded from “President” to President. So what makes me say it’s over? It’s not because Mr.…
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You can’t always get what you want
This one comes from Brunobaby: a fun divertimento. You google “–insert your name– needs”, and learn valuable life lessons from the results. Or something. Here’s what Chester needs: Chester needs to develop an educated, flexible and adaptable workforce. Chester needs this. Chester needs a good, well designed building to cover all arts for children, older…